At the beginning of the semester Dr. Sherry gave all of his [[#|students]] a list of goals for his course that he wanted us to meet by the end of the semester. All semester long, we've been working on a project. While doing this project, I was able to meet the goals for this course. I have chosen examples to show how I have achieved each of the goals.
A. Students will be able to compose for particular audiences and purposes.
When writing any kind of writing, it's extremely important to keep in mind the audience you are writing for. Then, you must adapt your writing to make the purpose of the writing easy to understand. In class we had an assignment to interview one of your professors from your major. Since my major is [[#|Elementary Education]], I interview the chairman, Dr. Starkey. I had to talk to him about the kinds of writing he does as a professor, to see the kinds of writing myself, and other education majors will be writing in our futures. This writing illustrates my progress in writing for a particular audience. I directed it towards the incoming freshman interested in becoming an education major. This example shows that I can write to a specific group of people or audience. My audience is clear because I addressed the letter to the incoming freshman. My purpose is also clear, because throughout my letter I talk about the different types of writing one does as an educator.
B. Students will be able to compose using language and conventions appropriate to the genre.
This means that students can use a certain type of speech depending on what they are writing for. For example, if you were writing a diary entry you would talk differently than if you were writing an interview. My project for this [[#|class]] is on Justin Bieber. As I was working on the project, I wrote a diary entry as if I were Justin Bieber. What helped me most with this genre was identifying what other diary entries had in common. Once I understood what characteristics made up a diary entry it was easy for me to write my own. In my diary entry, I didn't use proper English and grammar because when people write for themselves they don't worry about those kind of things. Also, I used frowny faces, and broken hearts. For instance, I wrote "Selena broke up with me :'(((" On the other hand, I have written a magazine article. In the article I talked about the incident of Justin Bieber smoking weed. It was a more serious type of writing, so I needed to write with proper English and grammar. These two examples are two completely different types of writing, which help show that I can write and use different types of speech in my work.
C. Students will be able to read, select, and use evidence critically to formulate and support arguments.
Throughout this project, I've been doing research on my topic. I've been using the knowledge I've already had, plus what I have been finding. I also use the facts that most people already know, but I expand on them and show them things that they may not know. I filled out ten FAQ-I sheets. I used the facts on these sheets to create my genres. For instance, one of my FAQ-I sheets I filled out was all about the awards that Justin Bieber has received since he started becoming famous. I used this information to make a timeline of his accomplishments. After I created this genre, I explained why this genre supports my argument that Justin Bieber is a great artist, and deserves all of his fame.
D. Students will be able to interpret and compose in a variety of media and print/non-print genres.
For this goal, I want to focus on my magazine article. In class we discussed the importance of C.R.A.P. That stands for contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity. Contrast is the use of colors that complement each other, repetition is using the same size fonts, same color fonts, and keeping all headers the same, alignment means that my columns in my magazines are all lined up correctly, and proximity means that all information that goes together, is grouped together. I used all of these things when I made my magazine article. I had to make sure all of my columns for my article are lined up correctly, and aligned to the left. Also, I made sure my colors all contrasted each other in a positive way. I also made sure that for my titles of each of my magazine articles are the same, and the font size is all the same, for repetition. I tried to make my magazine articles look as professional as I could by using the C.R.A.P method.
E. Students will be able to discuss and apply appropriate writing processes both individually and in collaborative contexts.
I've accomplished this goal through doing peer reviews in class. I was able to meet with other students in my class to get a different pair of eyes looking at my work, and someone with an outside perspective to give me options to improve my genres. I would also review other students work, and give them feedback on their genres. I would also get feedback from Dr. Sherry through emails and the wikispace. For example, in my first draft of my diary entry, I wrote it like a story, not really how a person would talk regularly. I told the whole story of Justin's day, and then at the end told about Justin and Selena breaking up. Dr. Sherry made a good point by saying, that if I were to have a bad day I would start my diary entry off with the bad thing that happened, then go back and tell about the rest of my day. So I went back and revised my paper by starting my diary entry by saying "Dear Diary, today has literally been the worst day I've had in a long time. Selena broke up with me :'((((" I started off with the bad news because in a normal diary entry I think everyone would start off with the bad news first.
Reflection:
When I started my multi-genre project, I thought it was going to be so boring to do. I wasn't too fond of my topic; I just picked it because I wasn't really sure what else to do. I didn't really understand how to make a problem out of my topic, but I kept researching and I actually found out a lot of things I didn't know about Justin Bieber. It was also fun for me to write different kinds of writing. I like that instead of writing papers every week on something I really wasn't interested in, I got to pretend to be a magazine writer, and I wrote an article about Justin Bieber. I also pretended to be Justin Bieber himself, and I wrote a diary entry on the day him and Selena Gomez broke up. This project was a lot of work, but it was more enjoyable than anything I have ever done in any other class before.
Comp. 1 -- Dr. Sherry
At the beginning of the semester Dr. Sherry gave all of his [[#|students]] a list of goals for his course that he wanted us to meet by the end of the semester. All semester long, we've been working on a project. While doing this project, I was able to meet the goals for this course. I have chosen examples to show how I have achieved each of the goals.
A. Students will be able to compose for particular audiences and purposes.
When writing any kind of writing, it's extremely important to keep in mind the audience you are writing for. Then, you must adapt your writing to make the purpose of the writing easy to understand. In class we had an assignment to interview one of your professors from your major. Since my major is [[#|Elementary Education]], I interview the chairman, Dr. Starkey. I had to talk to him about the kinds of writing he does as a professor, to see the kinds of writing myself, and other education majors will be writing in our futures. This writing illustrates my progress in writing for a particular audience. I directed it towards the incoming freshman interested in becoming an education major. This example shows that I can write to a specific group of people or audience. My audience is clear because I addressed the letter to the incoming freshman. My purpose is also clear, because throughout my letter I talk about the different types of writing one does as an educator.
B. Students will be able to compose using language and conventions appropriate to the genre.
This means that students can use a certain type of speech depending on what they are writing for. For example, if you were writing a diary entry you would talk differently than if you were writing an interview. My project for this [[#|class]] is on Justin Bieber. As I was working on the project, I wrote a diary entry as if I were Justin Bieber. What helped me most with this genre was identifying what other diary entries had in common. Once I understood what characteristics made up a diary entry it was easy for me to write my own. In my diary entry, I didn't use proper English and grammar because when people write for themselves they don't worry about those kind of things. Also, I used frowny faces, and broken hearts. For instance, I wrote "Selena broke up with me :'(((" On the other hand, I have written a magazine article. In the article I talked about the incident of Justin Bieber smoking weed. It was a more serious type of writing, so I needed to write with proper English and grammar. These two examples are two completely different types of writing, which help show that I can write and use different types of speech in my work.
C. Students will be able to read, select, and use evidence critically to formulate and support arguments.
Throughout this project, I've been doing research on my topic. I've been using the knowledge I've already had, plus what I have been finding. I also use the facts that most people already know, but I expand on them and show them things that they may not know. I filled out ten FAQ-I sheets. I used the facts on these sheets to create my genres. For instance, one of my FAQ-I sheets I filled out was all about the awards that Justin Bieber has received since he started becoming famous. I used this information to make a timeline of his accomplishments. After I created this genre, I explained why this genre supports my argument that Justin Bieber is a great artist, and deserves all of his fame.
D. Students will be able to interpret and compose in a variety of media and print/non-print genres.
For this goal, I want to focus on my magazine article. In class we discussed the importance of C.R.A.P. That stands for contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity. Contrast is the use of colors that complement each other, repetition is using the same size fonts, same color fonts, and keeping all headers the same, alignment means that my columns in my magazines are all lined up correctly, and proximity means that all information that goes together, is grouped together. I used all of these things when I made my magazine article. I had to make sure all of my columns for my article are lined up correctly, and aligned to the left. Also, I made sure my colors all contrasted each other in a positive way. I also made sure that for my titles of each of my magazine articles are the same, and the font size is all the same, for repetition. I tried to make my magazine articles look as professional as I could by using the C.R.A.P method.
E. Students will be able to discuss and apply appropriate writing processes both individually and in collaborative contexts.
I've accomplished this goal through doing peer reviews in class. I was able to meet with other students in my class to get a different pair of eyes looking at my work, and someone with an outside perspective to give me options to improve my genres. I would also review other students work, and give them feedback on their genres. I would also get feedback from Dr. Sherry through emails and the wikispace. For example, in my first draft of my diary entry, I wrote it like a story, not really how a person would talk regularly. I told the whole story of Justin's day, and then at the end told about Justin and Selena breaking up. Dr. Sherry made a good point by saying, that if I were to have a bad day I would start my diary entry off with the bad thing that happened, then go back and tell about the rest of my day. So I went back and revised my paper by starting my diary entry by saying "Dear Diary, today has literally been the worst day I've had in a long time. Selena broke up with me :'((((" I started off with the bad news because in a normal diary entry I think everyone would start off with the bad news first.
Reflection:
When I started my multi-genre project, I thought it was going to be so boring to do. I wasn't too fond of my topic; I just picked it because I wasn't really sure what else to do. I didn't really understand how to make a problem out of my topic, but I kept researching and I actually found out a lot of things I didn't know about Justin Bieber. It was also fun for me to write different kinds of writing. I like that instead of writing papers every week on something I really wasn't interested in, I got to pretend to be a magazine writer, and I wrote an article about Justin Bieber. I also pretended to be Justin Bieber himself, and I wrote a diary entry on the day him and Selena Gomez broke up. This project was a lot of work, but it was more enjoyable than anything I have ever done in any other class before.